Backheeled penalty

Awana could face ban over penalty

July 19, 2011
The scorer of a backheeled penalty, who has become an internet sensation as a result, is facing possible disciplinary action from the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

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Theyab Awana stole the headlines in the UAE's 7-2 friendly defeat of Lebanon on Sunday for his 78th-minute penalty which he slotted home with his heel after running backwards towards ...

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